Improvement in cloth-cutters



G. D. FERRIS.

I CLOTH-CUTTER.

No.184,7'69. Patented Nov 28,1

WITNESSES:

A %4fi N-PEI'ERS, FHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D, C.

ATENT GEORGE D. FEBRIS, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT m CLOTH-:CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 84,769, dated November 28, 1876; application filed July 22,1e7e.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. FERRIS, of Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Oloth-Gutter, of which the following is a specification:

Figure l is a plan. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 00 m, in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the knife.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists ofa combination of acutter and a measuring and clamping device, as hereinafter more fully described, the object being to accurately cut cloth either straight across the piece or on a bias.

A A are guides attached to the base of the machine. The parallel bars B B are attached to heads 0, that slide in the guides A. A stud,

d, projects from the head 0. E is a shaft, which is provided with journal-boxes in the lower ends of the guides A A, and with crankdisks 6, having the crank-pins f. Connectingrods 9 connect the crank-pinsfand the studs (1. The bars B B are provided with strips of metal h at their inner lower edges. i is a doubleedged knife placed on a shank that screws through the block 0, and is tightened by the lock-nutj. The knife t is capable of sliding between the metallic strips h, being guided by the block 0, which is moved in'a groove formed by a rabbet in each of the bars B. D D are bars that are provided with heads that slide in the ways A A, and have the metallic strips k, which are capable of shutting between the strips h. Ecoentrics l are formed on the shaft E, which are connected with the bars D by the rods m. A lever, F, is attached to the shaft E, and is provided with the stop-pins f J is a pressure-bar, that is capable of being brought down on the bar I by the lever n, which moves a swinging bar, 0, carrying two pins, 1), that engage with slots in the bar J. N is a clamp, held together by springs, and supported on the jointed frame M. This frame is held in the required position by the brace 9', which is capable of hooking into either of the staples ss. K and L are sections of a table, provided with the guides t and U, also the scales V and w. Holes a are also made through the table to receive the bolt for holding the stop-gage b- G is a toothed clamp attached to a slotted quadrant, c, that is pivoted to a slide, H, and is retained at the proper angle by the thumb-screw d. The slide H is grooved to fit either of the guides tu. The legs of the table L K are attached with hinges, so that they may be folded when the table is put away. The table is attached to the main frame of the apparatus by the hooks e. The sections of the table are attached together in the same way.

The operation of the apparatus may be described as follows If the cloth is to be cut on a bias, the machineis arranged as shown in the drawing, the frame M being adjusted to a line parallel to the diagonal guide t, and the slide H being placed on the said guide with the jaws B B. The stop-gage b is adjusted to the width to be out. The cloth is put through the clamps N, and under the pressure-bar J, and is socured in the jaws G. The lever F is now turned through a half revolution, bringing the bars B B and D D together upon the cloth, with the metallic strips 70 between the strips h. The knife 41 is now moved across the cloth, cutting it truly, without stretching the edge. The bars B B and D D are now separated by turning back the lever F. The cloth in the clamp G is removed, and the clamp is pushed as far ahead as possible, closed on the cloth, and drawn back until stopped by the gage b. The pressure-bar J is closed down upon the cloth, the bars B Band D D brought together, as before, and the operation repeated.

When it is desired to out straight across the piece of cloth, the part K of the table is removed, and the part L attached to the machine. The slide H is put on the guide U, and the jaws G adjusted at right angles to it. The brace r is hooked into the staple s, making the corners of the frame M right-angled. The cloth is proceeded with as before. The bars B B and D D not only hold the cloth firmly while it is being cut, but it also creases or turns the edge ready for hemming. The knife i is made adjustable, so that as one portion of the edge becomes dull another portion may be used by loosening the lock-nut j, and unscrewing it more or less from the block 0.

Having thusdescribed my inventioml claim as new anddesir'e to secure by Lette'rs gPaten t- 1. In a cloth-cutter, a double-edged sliding cutter, 'i, guided by and passing with its'screw shank through the block 0, that moves in the grooves of bars B,-in comhination-with two pairs of clamping-bars for holding the cloth, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the guides A A; bars BB and D D, shaft E, eccentrics l, connect ing-rods m and g, crank-disks e, and crankpins f, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of the clamps N, jointed frame M, brace-rod r, staples s s, and bar I,

substantially as specified.

4.,The combinationtof the pressure-bar J, leverhrmw swinging harm, pins, 511, and bar I, substantially as specified. I

5. The combination of the toothed jaws Gr, quadrant a, slide H, and adjusting-screw d. 6. The combination with cutting mechanismasubstantially -asidescribed, of the tables K L, having scales V w, guides 2? U, stopgagesmb, slide H, and jaws G, as specified.

GEORGE D. FERRIS.

Witnesses:

J AGOB BREHM, F. 0. PEASE. 

